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<blockquote data-quote="milkmaid" data-source="post: 511000" data-attributes="member: 852"><p>I prefer to graft new calves onto nurse cows the same day they calve... you're less likely for the cow to make up her mind which one's her's, and reject the others. When you introduce a new calf right away it seems they often have 1) enough maternal instinct to accept the new one, and/or 2) they think perhaps they had two calves. Cows aren't always known for being extremely bright, especially Holsteins. :lol:</p><p></p><p>For another viewpoint, if you have to graft one calf, you might as well graft two, which is what you'll be doing to some extent when you put multiple calves in with a cow. Haven't yet had a cow decide to reject all the calves including her own, but I've heard of it happening. Also, sometimes with the Holsteins you kind of have to teach them what it's like to be a mother, so you may be "grafting" her own calf on to some extent.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="milkmaid, post: 511000, member: 852"] I prefer to graft new calves onto nurse cows the same day they calve... you're less likely for the cow to make up her mind which one's her's, and reject the others. When you introduce a new calf right away it seems they often have 1) enough maternal instinct to accept the new one, and/or 2) they think perhaps they had two calves. Cows aren't always known for being extremely bright, especially Holsteins. :lol: For another viewpoint, if you have to graft one calf, you might as well graft two, which is what you'll be doing to some extent when you put multiple calves in with a cow. Haven't yet had a cow decide to reject all the calves including her own, but I've heard of it happening. Also, sometimes with the Holsteins you kind of have to teach them what it's like to be a mother, so you may be "grafting" her own calf on to some extent. [/QUOTE]
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